Harold Smith (British politician)

Sir Harold Smith (18 April 1876 – 10 September 1924)^{[citation needed]} was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom, perhaps better known for having been the brother of F. E. Smith than for his own comparatively modest parliamentary career.

Parliamentary career[]

Smith unsuccessfully contested the West Yorkshire constituency of Huddersfield at the January 1910 general election,^[1] but at the December 1910 general election, Smith was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington in Lancashire.^[1] His victory over the sitting Liberal Party MP Arthur Crosfield was a narrow one, but at the post-war general election in December 1918, Smith received the coalition coupon and was re-elected with a large majority.^[2] He was knighted in the 1921 New Year Honours.^[3]

At the 1922 general election, he did not stand again in Warrington, where he was succeeded as MP by another Conservative, Alec Cunningham-Reid who had been a flying ace in World War I. Smith stood instead in Liverpool Wavertree, a safe Conservative seat which returned him to the House of Commons with a large majority.^[2] However, at the December 1923 general election, he lost the seat with a massive swing to the Liberal Party candidate Hugh Rathbone.^[2]

Personal life[]

Smith married Beatrice Furneaux, the sister of Margaret Furneaux,^[4]^[5] his brother FE's wife, in London in September 1914.^[6] The couple had one child, Harold Anthony Warrington Smith, (known as Anthony), who later died at the age of 26 on 4 August 1944 when his jeep ran over a mine during the Battle of Florence.^[6] Harold himself died of cancer on 10 April 1924, aged 48.^[6]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 122, 202. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 181, 267. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
^ "No. 32178". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1921. p. 3.
^ http://www.geni.com/people/Joan-Smith/6000000017973628734
^ http://treaty.nationalarchives.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Birkenhead.pdf
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c http://rogerthompson.com/Family%20tree/fam558.html

External links[]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Harold Smith

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Arthur Crosfield	Member of Parliament for Warrington December 1910 – 1922	Succeeded by Alec Cunningham-Reid
Preceded by Nathan Raw	Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree 1922 – 1923	Succeeded by Hugh Rathbone

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[craig1885-1918-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 122, 202. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

[craig1918-1949-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 181, 267. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

[3] "No. 32178". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1921. p. 3.

[4] ttp://www.geni.com/people/Joan-Smith/6000000017973628734

[5] ttp://treaty.nationalarchives.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Birkenhead.pdf

[rogerthompson.com-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c http://rogerthompson.com/Family%20tree/fam558.html

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